diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index 4bca8b60cdf79c52b30a53add160ab7e0c0bfa3d..5ea3c60c160c2df2d6e0010a33d9c8e01281b1f9 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ static inline s64 clocksource_cyc2ns(cycle_t cycles, u32 mult, u32 shift)
 }
 
 
-/* used to install a new clocksource */
 extern int clocksource_register(struct clocksource*);
 extern void clocksource_unregister(struct clocksource*);
 extern void clocksource_touch_watchdog(void);
@@ -287,6 +286,24 @@ extern void clocksource_mark_unstable(struct clocksource *cs);
 extern void
 clocks_calc_mult_shift(u32 *mult, u32 *shift, u32 from, u32 to, u32 minsec);
 
+/*
+ * Don't call __clocksource_register_scale directly, use
+ * clocksource_register_hz/khz
+ */
+extern int
+__clocksource_register_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq);
+
+static inline int clocksource_register_hz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 hz)
+{
+	return __clocksource_register_scale(cs, 1, hz);
+}
+
+static inline int clocksource_register_khz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 khz)
+{
+	return __clocksource_register_scale(cs, 1000, khz);
+}
+
+
 static inline void
 clocksource_calc_mult_shift(struct clocksource *cs, u32 freq, u32 minsec)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 1f5dde637457e94e8a5bcdcda498044bbb9844c1..f08e99c1d5617252aa909cd457f0310bd67a0f6b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -625,6 +625,54 @@ static void clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *cs)
 	list_add(&cs->list, entry);
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Maximum time we expect to go between ticks. This includes idle
+ * tickless time. It provides the trade off between selecting a
+ * mult/shift pair that is very precise but can only handle a short
+ * period of time, vs. a mult/shift pair that can handle long periods
+ * of time but isn't as precise.
+ *
+ * This is a subsystem constant, and actual hardware limitations
+ * may override it (ie: clocksources that wrap every 3 seconds).
+ */
+#define MAX_UPDATE_LENGTH 5 /* Seconds */
+
+/**
+ * __clocksource_register_scale - Used to install new clocksources
+ * @t:		clocksource to be registered
+ * @scale:	Scale factor multiplied against freq to get clocksource hz
+ * @freq:	clocksource frequency (cycles per second) divided by scale
+ *
+ * Returns -EBUSY if registration fails, zero otherwise.
+ *
+ * This *SHOULD NOT* be called directly! Please use the
+ * clocksource_register_hz() or clocksource_register_khz helper functions.
+ */
+int __clocksource_register_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq)
+{
+
+	/*
+	 * Ideally we want to use  some of the limits used in
+	 * clocksource_max_deferment, to provide a more informed
+	 * MAX_UPDATE_LENGTH. But for now this just gets the
+	 * register interface working properly.
+	 */
+	clocks_calc_mult_shift(&cs->mult, &cs->shift, freq,
+				      NSEC_PER_SEC/scale,
+				      MAX_UPDATE_LENGTH*scale);
+	cs->max_idle_ns = clocksource_max_deferment(cs);
+
+	mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
+	clocksource_enqueue(cs);
+	clocksource_select();
+	clocksource_enqueue_watchdog(cs);
+	mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__clocksource_register_scale);
+
+
 /**
  * clocksource_register - Used to install new clocksources
  * @t:		clocksource to be registered